Internet Connection Sharing between PCs and Imacs

I have 2 Windows PC already running Internet Connection Sharing successfully using a Crossed UTP network cable. However, if I want to add a 3rd machine, which is an iBook, how should I go about it?

1) Get a hub and link all 3 machines thru network card and use TCPIP to share internet connection?

2) Keep the current crossed PC to PC UTP cable between the 2 windows machine and get a crossed USB PC to PC cable and link the windows internet dailup computer to the iBook? This seems to be the cheaper way. But I'm not certain if this can work

In the first place, can iBook network and share internet connection with other windows machine? Using a USB connection?

do it this way for best results
1) Get a hub and link all 3 machines thru network card and use TCPIP to share internet connection
share the connectin on the machine that is already hoked up and shring (needs two NIC's, which I asume you already have, since you are sharing the connection now)
hope this displays correctly

YamSeng: It won't. USB is not a bus mastering system--there is only ever one USB controller on a USB chain, and putting another one on there (e.g. by attaching another PC or Mac directly to it) will NOT work.

Why not buy another Ethernet hub? The things are dirt cheap--cheaper than USB hubs in most cases!

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